tom stroll in sunny, warm san diego, america's finest city. >> the datz. i like the dats. go ahead. >> caller: i'm a financial adviser and long-time viewer who pleasure what you do to educate and motivate investors. >> thank you. >> caller: i was wondering if you would share what your objective criteria is for investors to use in determining best of breed. thank you. >> i've got to tell you, best of breed, i always start with record dividends. then i go to how a company's done consistently in good and bad times. and yes, for best of breed i actually look at the product itself. is the product something i'd want to use? is it a bank i'd want to go to? is it, to use the danny meyer phrase, the great restaurateur, is it the one that is most hospitable to shareholders? anyway, new diversification, it's important. it's what we're preaching tonight. make sure your portfolio is home to some gold. a high yielder. okay? you need a growth stock. you need a special -- you know what? a spec and then you need geographically safe area for one of them. i'll each you all about how to pick